Amazon.com Inc.’splans to build a 1 million-square-foot warehouse in Southeast Baltimore and create 1,000 jobs won’t come without some financial help — about $40 million worth — from the city and state.

The e-commerce retailer could also get a tax credit of up to $5.5 million under the state’s One Maryland program for investing in an economically distressed area, and employing more than 25 people. Amazon said it plans to hire 1,000 to work at its Baltimore fulfillment center.

In addition, Amazon would be eligible for a job creation tax credit of up to $1.7 million at $1,000 per worker, depending on the number of employees they hire. And the company would receive an as-yet undetermined amount for opening on a brownfield site, and five years of energy rebates from Baltimore Gas and Electric starting at 15 percent in the first two years and falling to 5 percent in the final year.

The state and city will also give Amazon a loan totaling $1.375 million — $1.25 million from the state and $125,000 from the city — if it meets certain conditions.

The company would get the first $750,000 upon executing a lease and spending $2 million at the site. In order to get the remainder, the company would have to employ 1,000 people by Dec. 31, 2015 and keep them on the job for at least 10 years. The company would also have to spend $175 million on the project by Dec. 31, 2015.

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